Security+ Certification 5

[Accessdabbler]

Anyone out there taking/took the Security+ Certification (probably the only Cert in the world that glister has not achieved... ;-) )?

I'm planning to write it shortly but I'd appreciate getting in touch with someone I can bounce questions off.

 

[campyracr]

Not yest but I've done some research on it. There are about a half dozen security certs out there. The Security + seems to be on the low end, based in input from industry "pundits". At the same time any security person will tell you a security cert is broad in focus and shallow in depth. Security + seems to fit that exactly. The difference is some of the other certs require 5 or more years in a security related field before they'll let you take the test.

 

[SuperTanker]

The CISSP is likely the best known and hardest to obtain. Their application standards are stringent, and costly. If memory serves correclty, there is a manditory bootcamp/study group before you are eligable to take the exam.

Their point is they don't want to water down their cert, and have "paper CISSPs"

 

[ArmyITGuy]

Here's the link from the (ISC)2 site:

https://www.isc2.org/cgi/content.cgi?category=18

There are two official phases and two unofficial:
Examination and Certification are official, however Endorsement and audits may remove your cert if you fail to meet their requirements.

 

[Accessdabbler]

Thanks for the CISSP link! I've never heard of that Certification.

I don't see Security+ Certification as making me a security expert and I can't see the point in CISSP if your job is to administer a typical computer network. I'd rather get my MCSE than CISSP (unless I expected to work in the military, which I don't).

Thanks for your input.

 

[SuperTanker]

I would still suggest the Security+, as it is also vendor neutral, and will put you above other applicants, assuming you are job hunting, who don't have the cert.

 

[Accessdabbler]

I will get my Sec+ shortly. Probably write it next week.